Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lagos State Government has revealed that a total of 1,675 disasters occurred in the state between January 1 and December 31, 2024. According to the 2024 Annual Data Analysis released on Saturday, by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Alimosho Local Government Area topped the list of incidents. Dr….
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Jigawa State Judicial Service Commission has dismissed three judicial staff for various acts of misconduct, as part of efforts to maintain integrity and discipline within the state’s judiciary. The commission’s decisions, announced in a statement on Sunday, were made following its 178th meeting on January 7, where disciplinary measures were…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have joined forces to combat drug trafficking through Nigeria’s waterways. During a courtesy visit to NIMASA Towers in Lagos, NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd), highlighted the rising threat of illicit drug transportation via maritime routes. “The…
Police say motive behind shooting unknown at this stage Police in South Africa are investigating a mass shooting incident that occurred in the early hours of Saturday in the Pienaar area of Mpumalanga province. Police said in a statement that six people, including a woman, were fatally shot by unidentified gunmen who opened fire outside…
About 21 people were killed in a terror attack in the latest act of violence in northwestern Nigeria, police said Friday. Victims were members of a community security group who were ambushed while returning from a condolence earlier this week, police had said. Police spokesman Abubakar Aliyu said the attack on Jan. 7 was carried…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos A recent report has highlighted Lagos, Port Harcourt, and Maiduguri as dangerous hotspots across Nigeria’s major cities and highways, due to rising insecurity. SBM Intel in its report titled: Roads To Nowhere – A Bumpy Ride Through Nigeria’s Road, interacted with 245 drivers across eight major commercial nerves: Abuja, Calabar, Jos,…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, acting on intelligence on emerging internet crimes involving foreigners, on Thursday, broke another syndicate of fraudsters specializing in hotel review job scam, targeting mostly United Kingdom victims. They arrested 105 suspects comprising four Chinese and 101 Nigerians at Naka Hall Plaza in Abutu Garba Street, Gudu,…
Hussaini Ibrahim Kafi in Kano The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has intercepted a white Peugeot 15-seater bus transporting 59 children, aged between four and 12 years, suspected to be victims of trafficking. The vehicle, with registration number KMC 283 ZJ, was stopped along the Abuja-Kano route on January 6 by a team led…
Hussaini Ibrahim Kafi in Kano Over 109 terrorists and bandits have been killed by the Nigerian military, the Armed Forces of Nigeria authorities have said. The military high command said the success is recorded as part of its continued counter-insurgency and anti-crime operations across the country. In a press release issued on Thursday by Major…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos A Lagos State Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ogba has arraigned Stella Nwadigbo, a teacher at Christ Mitot School, for allegedly assaulting a three-year-old pupil. The police accused Nwadigbo of committing the offence on January 7th within the school premises, where she was filmed slapping and punching the young boy while…
